DirectionsPreheat oven to 350°. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breasts until browned and cooked through. Remove from pan and shred into bite size pieces. Melt butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and sauté until tender. Add bell peppers and garlic, and sauté 3 to 4 minutes more. Stir in chicken broth, both soups, diced tomatoes and green chilis, salt and spices.

Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in the bottom of the pan to coat. Layer with half of the tortilla strips. Top with half of the chicken mixture and 1 cup of cheese. Repeat once. Cover and bake at 350° for about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for and additional 5-10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

So hypothetically, let's say you have grilled T-bone steaks for dinner on Saturday and then Sunday you have a leftover steak just sitting there all alone in the fridge, and you look at it and feel so sad that it's just been left to it's own devices?

Then you look at the clock and realize that it's dinner time but you were running around all day with the family, and you need to get dinner on the table, but it's also need to use up that steak?

Well, that's when my Honey Pizza dough and the Steak collide in a delicious mixture that will have you crying for more, the kids begging for pizza for breakfast the next day, and your husband's co-workers bribing him for a slice.

This has got to be the easiest pizza I ever made and yet....Oh my word. Phenomenal!

Friday, March 26, 2010

I love Bisquick, it's one of those pantry staples that I always keep on hand.

But did you know that's it's not just good for pancakes and biscuits? I think far too many times it's taken for granted because this little box can make so much more, like a delicious fluffy cake.

So here's what happened, I got a craving for something sweet, and I haven't made Pineapple Upside Down cake in a long, long, lonnnnnng time.......but I also wanted to make a super fast recipe without too many ingredients.

Little did I know that Bisquick has a great recipe for just what I was looking for.

I changed a few things, for one, I didn't use pineapple slices because all I had on hand were chunks.

I also omitted the pecans and the cherries. But it's SO SO good, I've had two slices already, so so bad.

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In 9-inch round pan or 8-inch square pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Arrange pineapple slices in single layer over sugar mixture. Sprinkle with pecans. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice (cherries with stems can be added after baking).

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Quick middle of the week dinner, my kids loves it, hubby loves it and I love it too.

It's super easy to make and I'm sure you have all the ingredients needed already, why not give it a try?

I actually made two pies from this recipe, I was able to divide the meat mixture into two pies, made one with the American cheese and one with Pepper Jack, this way I have an extra pie in the freezer for a quick weekend lunch.

My crockpot can be used on the stovetop to cook meat etc in, so I browned the ground beef, then drained out the grease. Placed it back on the crockpot base and added the refried beans, kidney beans, tomato paste, taco seasoning, water, salt and pepper and garlic powder.

Cook on high for 2-3 hours.

Warm up the salsa con queso, remember to pour it into a microwave safe container and not use the glass jar it comes in.

Serve the meat mixture over the tortillas, pour over the warm cheese and add the toppings.

Monday, March 15, 2010

It's Spring Break here in our household and my children are home for the whole week.

Thankfully they both love helping in the kitchen and cooking, so this week they've requested to be the ones making dinner every night, so with me just supervising and overseeing, they will be the Chefs in the kitchen this week.

Starting with Jasmine who made Pepperoni Pizzaz, a great meal for kids who love Pizza and Pepperoni.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

My kids love snacks but sometimes they tend to go for what is easily accessible, which may not exactly be the healthiest to have around.

But here's a snack they can really sink their teeth into. *snicker*

And don't forget to grab your camera, because kids will not only love eating these but playing with them too, mine lost a few teeth along the way, but thankfully these false teeth are cheap and easily accessed in your own kitchen, and they're mighty purty too, just look at them pearly whites.

HILLBILLY TEETHCredit: Heide at Tried and True Cooking with Heidi

smooth peanut butter

1 red apple, cored and slice into eighths

miniature marshmallows

Spread peanut butter on one side of each apple slice (squeeze a little lemon juice over apple if not serving immediately). Place marshmallows on one apple slice using the peanut butter as glue. Lay another apple slice, peanut butter side down, on top.

Now that's what I call a pretty smile.

He should really see the dentist, that one crooked tooth on the right is growing in sideways

Friday, March 05, 2010

It brings me memories of my grandfather and the cakes he would bake for us, sometimes late at night on a weekend he would ask if we wanted some cake and after our joyful replies of yes, he would stroll into the kitchen and dump a little of this and a little of that, pop it in the oven and 30 minutes later we sat around with big slices of warm yellow cake.

I miss him and I miss those cakes and I want my children to one day look back and say "you know, my mom baked cakes that did not come out of a box".

Let's face it, they are convenient but nothing beats a made from scratch cake and that includes frosting made at home too, not from a tub.

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I'm a Christian SAHM, wife to a retired USAF Sergeant, and mother to 2 beautiful children and 2 naughty fur babies, our pugs Bella and Lola.
Cooking, crocheting, sewing and living a simple life is what I'm about.
It's crazy and hectic at times but it's a simple, good life, surrounded by the love of God.